In re Hotchkiss
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decree of the Surrogate’s Court of Dutchess county affirmed, with costs.— Appeal from a decree of the surrogate of the •county of Dutchess, denying an application to sell real estate for the payment of debts.—
1Opinion of the Court
Goodrich, P. J.:
This appeal is from a decree of the surrogate of Dutchess county, -denying a petition of Hotchkiss, as adminis- • t-rator, etc., of John 0. Bronson, deceased, for an order to sell the real estate of the de-ceased for the payment of his debts. Dr. - John O. Bronson died in March, 1897, leaving him surviving his widow, Martha P. Bron-son, and three sisters, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Hinton and Mrs. Clark. Hotchkiss and the ' widow were appointed administrators. The widow died in February, 1898,. and Hotchkiss was appointed administrator. Her heirs at Jaw were Hotchkiss and two…
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- Wright v. . GarlinghouseNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
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